Tim Duncan: 'Everybody is trying to think the game'
The San Antonio Spurs are 3-2, but have the 17th best offense in basketball through their first five games. The Spurs haven't been that low on the pole in quite some time, and Tim Duncan thinks he knows what the problem is.
Here's what he told the San Antonio Express-News:
This is natural. San Antonio has several new players who're trying to figure out how they fit into Gregg Popovich's system. It'll eventually come, and when it does the rest of the NBA will drown in the Spursiness of the Spurs.
“Everybody is trying to think the game,” said Duncan. “They’re trying to think the right way, they’re trying to make the right decision every time, and when you’re thinking too much, your normal reaction comes secondary. That pause and that hesitation takes something away from your game. We just have to get through that.” Granted, the Spurs finished their three-game road trip with a 2-1 record, but they’ve started slow in just about every game. The Wizards jumped out to a 19-2 lead early in the first quarter, and though the Spurs answered back, they would commit 21 turnovers that led to 28 points, and allowed the Wizards 24 fastbreak points.
